Real-Time Results: Los Angeles Primary Election 2026

LOS ANGELES, CA — Mayor Karen Bass was leading the field in the crowded contest for mayor as results continued to come in late Tuesday night.

Though election officials are still counting ballots, Bass' comfortable lead led the Associated Press to conclude that the incumbent has secured her place in the November runoff.

Bass jumped to an early lead with 36.65% of the vote as of late Tuesday night.

It remains to be seen who will face off against Bass in November, though former reality star Spencer Pratt was in the lead for the No. 2 spot as of late Tuesday night.

Pratt had 29.55% of the vote, followed by City Councilwoman Nithya Raman at 20.79%.

The AP had not made any other conclusions about the race as of late Tuesday night.

Raman wasn't ready to concede Tuesday night.

Addressing her supporters, the candidate said “tonight may not give us the final answer on this race. Many thousands of votes will be counted in the days ahead, and we may not get an answer we like. But regardless of what happens next, nobody, nobody can take away what all of us have built together,” Raman said, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Final results are not expected for several days as officials continue processing vote-by-mail, provisional and other outstanding ballots while reporting results periodically.

With no candidate expected to earn 50% of the vote Tuesday evening, the top two finishers will head to a November runoff.

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Here's a look at other races:

LA City Controller: Incumbent City Controller Kenneth Mejia held a substantial lead in the initial tally of ballots with 57.62% of the vote compared to challenger Zach Sokoloff's 42.38%, as of late Tuesday night.

LA City Attorney: Marissa Roy and John McKinney occupied the top two spots in the race for city attorney in early returns, while incumbent Hydee Feldstein Soto trailed in third place and appeared in danger of being shut out of a November runoff.

Roy had 37.49% of the vote, McKinney had 32.44% and Feldstein Soto had 20.73%, as of late Tuesday night.

LA County Supervisor, Third District: Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, who represents the Third District, declared victory in her re-election bid after early returns showed her with 63% of the vote.

Tonia Arey was second with 19%, followed by Carmenlina Minasyan and Tomás Sidenfaden with 9% each.

LA County Supervisor, First District: State Sen. Maria Elena Durazo was poised to claim the board seat being vacated by the termed-out Hilda Solis.

If she holds on and earns more than 50% of the vote when all ballots are eventually counted, she will claim the seat without need for a November runoff.

Durazo had 57.8% of the vote, while Elaine Alaniz was running second with 15.9%. David Argudo was in third at 10.7%.

The other two candidates, Noel Almario and Annabella Figueroa Mazariegos, had under 10% each.

LA County Sheriff: Incumbent Sheriff Robert Luna had 46.7% of the vote, just under the 50% needed to avoid a runoff.

Alex Villanueva — the former sheriff who Luna unseated four years ago — was a distant second at 23.6%.

Scroll to the bottom for a complete list of real-time LA County election results

Voters returned their ballots later than normal

As of April, the California Secretary of State reported that 23,112,854 Californians were registered to vote, which accounts for almost 84 percent of the state's eligible voting population.

Not surprisingly, there are far more registered Democrats than Republicans in the state, with 45 percent for the former and 25 percent for the latter.

In LA County, the rate of voter registration is high. As of April, 87.55 percent of eligible voters were registered — with 51.06 percent of voters registered as Democrats and 18.69 percent as Republicans.

Voter turnout may be a mixed bag this primary season as voters decided which two candidates will vie in the general election to be the next governor of the Golden State. Top ticket races such as the gubernatorial contest usually generate high voter turnout. But that may not be the case this year as the lack of a clear frontrunner appears to have dampened enthusiasm among early voters.

Even Democrats who typically have a high turnout in primary elections — often older, white voters — have been slow to drop off their ballots, said Paul Mitchell, a Democratic strategist tracking ballot returns.

“My joke is: Call your Democratic parents and tell them to turn in their ballot,” he said. “They are holding onto the ballot because they have seen this kind of topsy-turvy governor’s race. They’re waiting to make sure they’re making the right choice.”

About 10% of the state's roughly 23 million voters had voted as of Wednesday, according to Mitchell's tracker. That includes about 15% of Republicans, 10% of Democrats and 7% of voters registered with no or another party. That breakdown is unusual because Democrats in recent years have tended to vote early while many Republicans wait until Election Day.

City Of Los Angeles Races

There are contests for several citywide offices and for seven city council seats. The most closely watched race is the competition for the mayor's office.

Mayor

Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass is facing a challenge from 13 other candidates as she seeks a second term.

Among the most prominent challengers are progressive Councilwoman Nithya Raman and reality star turned Bass critic Spencer Pratt.

Below find a full list of candidates with links to their answers to Patch's questionnaire, if provided. The survey asked the candidates about their priorities, experience and views on major issues facing the city:

• Bryant Acosta
• Asaad Alnajjar
• Karen Ruth Bass
• Nelson Cheng
• Rae Chen Huang
• Tish Hyman
• Andrew K. Kim
• Suzy Kim
• John Logsdon
• Juanita Lopez
• Adam Miller
• Spencer Pratt
• Nithya Raman
• Andrej A. Selivra

City Attorney

Incumbent City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto faces three challengers in her bid to seek a second term.

Below find a full list of candidates with links to their answers to Patch's questionnaire, if provided:

• Aida Ashouri
• John McKinney
• Marissa Roy
• Hydee Feldstein Soto (incumbent)

Controller

Incumbent City Controller Kenneth Mejia is facing a challenge from financial accounting executive Zach Sokoloff as he seeks a second term.

City Council

Eight City Council seats are on the ballot. You can find your council district here.

There are competitive races for all the seats up for election, except for District 7, where incumbent Monica Rodriguez is running unopposed.

Below find a full list of candidates for each race, along with links to their answers to Patch's questionnaire, if provided:

District 1

• Maria Lou Calanche
• Raul Claros
• Nelson Grande
• Eunisses Hernandez (incumbent)
• Sylvia Robledo

District 3

• Christopher Robert "C.R." Celona
• Timothy K. Gaspar
• Barri Worth Girvan

District 5

• Henry Mantel
• Morgan Oyler
• Katy Yaroslavsky (incumbent)

District 9

• Estuardo Mazariegos
• Jorge Nuño
• Elmer Roldan
• Jorge Hernandez Rosas
• Martha Sánchez
• Jose Ugarte

District 11

• Faizah Malik
• Traci Irene Park (incumbent)

District 13

• Colter Carlisle
• Dylan Kendall
• Rich Sarian
• Hugo Soto-Martinez (incumbent)

District 15

• Tim McOsker (incumbent)
• Jordan Rivers

LAUSD Board

Three Los Angeles Unified School District board seats are up for election.

District 2

• Rocío Rivas (incumbent)
• Raquel Zamora

District 4

• Nick Melvoin (incumbent)
• Ankur Patel

District 6

• Kelly Gonez (incumbent)

City of Los Angeles Ballot Questions

City voters will decide three ballot propositions, all related to taxes.

Proposition CB asks whether the city should collect a business tax on unlicensed cannabis businesses. While such businesses are, by definition, not supposed to be operating, proponents say the city misses out on millions annually by not taxing unlicensed dispensaries.

Proposition TC would require discount travel websites to collect city hotel taxes on the total price guests pay, including fees and service charges, rather than just the wholesale rate they currently collect taxes for.

Proposition TT would increase the hotel tax rate from 14% to 16% through 2028. After the 2028 Olympics and Super Bowl, the rate would drop down to 15%.

• Read more about the three city of Los Angeles tax measures

Los Angeles County Races

There are several countywide races and questions on the ballot.

Sheriff

Incumbent Sheriff Robert Luna is facing seven challengers. That includes former sheriff Alex Villanueva, whom Luna defeated in 2022.

Below find a list of candidates with links to their answers to Patch's questionnaire, if provided:

• Eric Strong
• Oscar Antonio Martinez
• Brendan Corbett
• Mike Bornman
• André N. White
• Alex Villanueva
• Robert G. Luna
• Karla Carranza

County Supervisor

Two of the five seats on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors are up for election: districts 1 and 3.

District 1 includes much of Northeast Los Angeles, downtown, Silver Lake and Echo Park, the Eastside and much of the southern San Gabriel Valley.

Incumbent Supervisor Hilda Solis is prohibited from seeking reelection due to term limits, leaving a wide open field where five candidates are competing for the seat.

The District 1 candidates are:

• Noel Almario, a women's health advocate
• Elaine Alaniz, a disaster recovery specialist
• Maria Elena Durazo, a current state senator
• Annabella Figueroa Mazariegos, a county employee
• David E. Argudo, a La Puente city councilman and businessman

District 3 includes West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, much of the Westside, Malibu and much of the San Fernando Valley.

Incumbent Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath is seeking a second term. She's facing three challengers.

The District 3 candidates are:

• Tonia Arey, a realtor
• Carmenlina Minasyan, a reforms advocate
• Tomás Sidenfaden, a software engineer
• Lindsey P. Horvath, the incumbent

County Assessor

Incumbent Assessor Jeffrey Prang, who has held the office since 2014, is facing four challengers.

The candidates for assessor are:

• Rob Newland, an appraiser/housing economist
• Steven B. Palty, a tax consultant
• Jeffrey Prang, the incumbent
• Stephen A. Adamus, a property assessment specialist
• Sandy Sun, a certified appraiser

Los Angeles County Ballot Questions

County voters will decide one tax-related ballot question.

Measure ER would implement a temporary half-cent sales tax to support healthcare services amid reductions in state and federal funding.

• Read more about Measure ER

Gubernatorial Primary

California voters headed to the polls Tuesday, facing concerns over homelessness, wildfire insurance shortages, budget deficits and soaring housing costs, as a high-profile gubernatorial primary and several competitive congressional races tested the state’s political landscape.

The governor’s race was defined by record spending, scandal and Democratic anxiety over California’s top-two primary system. Billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer poured more than $195 million into television, cable and radio advertising — the largest political ad campaign in the nation this year — drawing criticism from opponents who accused him of trying to buy the governorship. Former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra emerged as Steyer’s chief Democratic rival after former Rep. Eric Swalwell ended his campaign amid sexual assault allegations.

Republican former Fox News host Steve Hilton, backed by President Donald Trump, also remained a top contender in polling alongside Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, fueling fears among Democrats that a split Democratic vote could allow two Republicans to advance to the November general election. Under California’s election system, the top two finishers advance regardless of party.

Congressional Races

Congressional races across California were also under intense scrutiny following voter approval of Proposition 50, a partisan redistricting measure expected to reshape the state’s political map. Democrats are targeting several Republican-held seats as they seek to overturn the GOP’s slim House majority.

One of the most closely watched contests is in Southern California’s 40th District, where longtime Republican Rep. Ken Calvert faces fellow Republican Rep. Young Kim after redistricting combined portions of the Inland Empire and Orange County. The bitter campaign featured both candidates accusing the other of disloyalty to Trump.

In Northern California, the late Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s former 1st District is expected to favor Democrats after district boundaries shifted west and south, while Sacramento-area District 6 and Central Valley District 22 are also expected to be fiercely contested.

In Southern California’s newly redrawn 48th District, longtime Republican Rep. Darrell Issa opted to retire rather than seek reelection in a district that now leans Democratic. Republican San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond entered the race with Issa’s endorsement but faced a crowded field of Democratic and Republican challengers in a district spanning parts of San Diego and Riverside counties.

SEE ALSO:

• Real-Time Election Results: CA Congressional Primary Election 2026
• Real-Time Election Results: CA Governor's Primary Election 2026

The Associated Press contributed to this report.